Student / Educator FAQs
All students and educators please be sure that you take the following steps before April 3:
- Ensure all roster changes have been communicated to Olivia Toro and new students are completely registered in the Innovation Lab by March 18.
- Ensure that Step 6 is complete with your written report (due Monday, March 30) and all presentation materials uploaded in Innovation Lab no later than Friday, April 3.
Artists for Humanity, 100 W 2nd St, Boston, MA 02127.
All guests are encouraged to use the Channel Center Garage for complimentary parking for the event. You may enter and exit the garage on Medallion Ave which is just off W First Street where the venue, Artists For Humanity, is located.
Take a picture of your license plate and you will be given a validation at the registration/check-in table at the event upon request for you to use as you exit the garage.
Channel Center Garage
116 W First St, Boston, MA 02127
What time will my bus depart from my school in the morning, and when will we get back to our school?
There will be two schools sharing a bus based on the geographic location of your school to Artists for Humanity. Coaches will receive their exact bus departure time the week of March 30 via an email from Olivia, make sure you check in with them. You will likely be picked up between 7:15am-8:00am, and return to the school between 6:45pm-7:30pm.
Yes, please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitute.org for any accommodations.
Please encourage team members to “dress for success”– jeans are appropriate! Teams can elect to wear their school uniforms, or any apparel that they may have designed as part of their solution.
Definitely! We will have breakfast, lunch and snacks galore!
Come with an open mind and be present! Listen to your peers present their solutions and support the hard work that they’ve accomplished over the last 8 weeks. Also, be sure to have fun!
In the unfortunate event that a student team member, or coach is unable to attend the event, please log into this site, aspenchallengeboston.org on April 7 to witness the event on the livestream.
Yes, a recording of the event will be available through the innovation lab following the event for our students and educators. For guests interested in the recording, email aspenchallenge@aspeninstitute.org.
Unfortunately, due to venue capacity parents/guardians are not able to attend either of the events in person. We highly encourage participating students to share the Livestream link with their families and friends.
We are thrilled to hear you are interested to learn more about the program. Please contact Brett Howley at Brett.Howley@aspeninstitute.org to learn different ways that you can support the program and our teams.
Please alert the registration desk immediately on site, or after the event please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitute.org.
Students and Educators will be requested to complete a survey after the Solution Showcase where they can provide feedback on both the Challenge Forum and Solution Showcase. Any other participant or attendee that would like to provide feedback, please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitute.org.
